Vice President and Culture

POSITION SUMMARY

The Vice President People Performance and Culture leads the development and implementation of PRPAs strategies related to employee experience, organizational culture and workforce effectiveness. The role ensures PRPA attracts, develops, and retains top talent, fosters an inclusive and high-performance culture and strengthens the organizational capacity needed for future growth.

This role is integral to advancing PRPAs strategic priorities by creating a culture of inclusion and accountability, driving employee engagement and ensuring people practices support both organizational performance and employee success. Guided by PRPAs core values of integrity, sustainability, teamwork, diversity and innovation the Vice President will deliver strategic leadership in people performance and culture.

Shape and deliver PRPAs human resources strategy ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and values.

Lead initiatives that strengthen organizational capacity, adaptability and effectiveness to support long-term success.

Drive change management strategies that enable cultural evolution, employee engagement and operational excellence.

Foster an inclusive, values-driven culture that promotes employee engagement, accountability and high performance.

Champion diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that strengthen PRPA as an employer of choice.

Monitor organizational culture and morale, recommending and leading initiatives that enhance the employee experience.

Lead workforce planning, talent acquisition, succession management and leadership development to ensure PRPA has the people and skills required for future success.

Oversee performance management frameworks that align individual contributions with organizational priorities and support employee growth.

Provide strategic oversight of compensation, benefits and recognition programs to ensure fairness, competitiveness and pay equity.

Provide executive oversight of PRPAs Health & Safety department ensuring compliance with legislation and industry standards.

Champion initiatives that strengthen workplace safety culture and embed health, safety and wellbeing as core organizational priorities.

Ensure employee wellness programs are integrated into PRPAs overall people strategy.

Lead, mentor and develop the human resources functions to deliver high-quality strategic HR services.

Build a function that is data-driven, innovative and continuously improving.

Represent the HR function at the executive level and contribute to enterprise-wide strategy and decision-making.

• Work predominately in an office environment.
• Regular full-time position (37.5 hours per week). Regular working hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm with 1 hour lunch break (unpaid).

• Preference for a post-graduate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or Commerce. Alternatively, a Bachelors degree with a breadth and depth of relevant experience will be considered.
• Masters degree or professional designation is an asset.

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive senior leadership experience in human resources, organizational development or people and culture.
• Proven success in developing and executing people strategies that strengthen culture, employee experience and organizational capability.
• Demonstrated experience in leading workforce planning, talent management, succession planning and leadership development initiatives.
• Comprehensive knowledge of compensation, benefits and total rewards programs with a track record of ensuring fairness, competitiveness and compliance.
• Strong record of leading organizational transformation including change initiatives, HR systems implementation or cultural renewal.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to align people strategies with business priorities and long-term organizational objectives.
• Exceptional leadership, interpersonal and relationship-building skills with…